Founded in 2017 by aerospace and defense veterans, Pittsburgh-headquartered Metal Powder Works makes metal powders for additive manufacturing and other advanced applications. Its patented DirectPowder™ process converts premium bar stock into powder through a room-temperature, no-melt method designed for high yield while preserving the feedstock’s microstructure and properties. The company was named Material Company of the Year at the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards.
Powdermet IncFounded in 1996 by Andrew Sherman as a spinout of Ultramet, Powdermet develops advanced metal and ceramic materials and manufactures engineered powders for clients from its Euclid, Ohio facility. The 20-plus-person company combines contract research and toll processing with a proprietary base of powder-metallurgy and ceramic-processing technologies, helping move materials from laboratory concepts into pilot production and commercial products. Powdermet has also won more than 80 government-sponsored grants and has received recognition including an R&D 100 Award and repeated Inc. 5000 listings.EUCLID, OH
Advantage Metal Powders, IncFounded in 2001, independently owned Advantage Metal Powders blends virgin and remill metal powders for manufacturers of powdered-metal parts from its 40,000-square-foot Ridgway, Pennsylvania facility. Its 11 double-cone blenders handle batches ranging from 5 to 60,000 pounds, while an in-house laboratory tests every lot and ships it with a Certificate of Analysis. The company brings more than 25 years of material-processing experience to custom blending and remill work, supported by a staff that includes four Penn State engineering graduates.RIDGWAY, PA
Metaltech, IncSince 1990, DuBois-based Metaltech has manufactured powder-metal parts, components, and assemblies in the United States, using U.S.-sourced raw materials. Its 27,000-square-foot production facility and adjacent 25,000-square-foot warehouse support complete in-house work from customer design through sintering and secondary operations, with Just-In-Time inventory and warehousing available. Metaltech employs more than 40 full-time people across three shifts and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.DU BOIS, PA
HRP Electronic MaterialsSince 1993, HRP Electronic Materials has developed and manufactured American-made metal, composite, and alloy powders and flakes for applications ranging from electronics and medical devices to aerospace and defense. Based in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, the company combines more than 30 years of industry expertise with its HRP MetApp development platform to create application-specific materials, and says its products have been used in more than 300 million systems.BURGETTSTOWN, PA